Niall Quinn on newly-promoted Cardiff, Hull and Crystal Palace

Steve Bruce is great at getting the best out of players and situations that others might give up on.

Purpose

Crystal Palace have had less time to prepare for the Premier League season than Hull and Cardiff, but the manner in which they got promoted, through the play-offs, will boil over and bring more purpose to their play. It is wonderful to see that club in the Premier League - and playing Tottenham on the opening weekend - as they have had plenty of heartbreak on and off the pitch over recent years. The Palace manager, Ian Holloway (pictured), is also a joy to listen to; everyone loves his honesty and the man on the street can look at him and say: 'Yeah, that's my kind of guy'. You live the dream with him, whether that's good or bad, and when he managed Blackpool they were everyone's second team because of the way he came across and wore his heart on his sleeve. I'm sure people will get behind Palace this season because of Ian and their Sky Live game with Sunderland at the end of August should be an entertaining one with Holloway and Paolo Di Canio in the dugout! I just hope that Paolo will be judged on his coaching abilities, team selections and transfers this season and not off-pitch stuff, like he was when he was appointed Sunderland manager last year. Di Canio burst onto the scene and took the Premier League by storm almost and had the high of a fantastic win at Newcastle and the low of a demoralising 6-1 defeat at Aston Villa - and it's clear that he wants to do things his way. He will have to get Sunderland's dressing room, which is more multi-national than it has been in some time, rock solid and I hope that we are not talking about my old club being involved in another relegation fight.